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The Sissy Villain, as his name would suggest, is a man whose heart is as twisted as his wrist is limp.
Due to social stigmas against male femininity and "unmanliness", there's a strong tendency in fiction to assign effeminate traits to villains: flamboyant mannerisms, delicate voices, light builds, prissiness, [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|femininely]] [[Bishounen|pretty]] looks, [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|gradiloquent]] [[Hannibal Lecture|speeches]], [[Giggling Villain|giggling]], [[Wicked Cultured|love for poetry and opera]], [[Man of Wealth and Taste|impeccable fashion sense]] ([[Villainous Crossdresser|not always in men's clothing]]), fondness for [[Right-Hand-Cat|Persian cats]], etc. Evil, it seems, is swishier than a silk skirt.
Frequently, [[The Hero]] pitted against the Sissy Villain is an old-fashioned Manly Man (any [[Real Men Wear Pink|feminine traits he has are merely there to underscore his masculinity]]) and making the villain "unmasculine" is intended to emphasize this. After all, [[Broken Aesop|there's nothing manlier]] [[You Fail Logic Forever|than beating up a sissy]]. However, [[Agent Peacock|effeminate does not necessarily mean weak]].
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* Harley from the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime embodies this trope to the fullest. He's one of the most cold-hearted rival characters in the show and he [[Kick the Dog|treats May like crap]], but he always looks fabulous doing it.
** Don't forget, he's "Everyone's favorite naughty coordinator."
* Leader Desslock from ''[[Star Blazers]]''.
* Pegasus from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' is a [[Camp Straight]] [[Psychopathic Manchild]] whose preferred monsters are based off his childhood cartoons (get him mad enough, though, and he'll bring out Relinquished). In case you wondered if this was limited to the dub, he's ''exactly'' as flamboyant in the original, right down to appending "-boy" to his opponent's names.
** Ziegfried and Marik to lesser degrees.
* Mr. 2 Bon Kurei from ''[[One Piece]]'', although he partially reforms by the end of the Alabasta arc.
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*** A better example is Donquixote Doflamingo. Visually, he's based off many of the pro wrestling examples below, and makes suggestive comments to his opponents during the Marineford battle. Nonetheless, he is one of the most terrifying characters on the show, and until recently had the highest revealed bounty.
*** An even better example is Helmeppo, Captain Morgan's son. He's also a [[Jerkass]] of the highest caliber. Until he [[Heel Face Turn|lost the villain aspect]] and [[Took a Level In Badass]], anyway. Now he's just highly fashionable and only kinda rude.
* Orochimaru from ''[[Naruto]]'' first appears disguised as a woman, [[Body Surf|at one point used another woman's body as a vessel]], and even in his least freaky times speaks with a feminine speech pattern. And this is before you factor in [[Memetic Molester|his obsession with young Uchiha men]] and the giant purple [[Fan Nickname|butt bow]]. However, he is a very formidable opponent who, despite being killed twice, is still around in one form or another.
** His teenage henchman Sakon, the default leader of the Sound Four, wanders somewhere between this and [[Real Men Wear Pink]]. He does indeed wear pink, sports pretty jewelery and goth makeup, and from the looks of it pays more attention to his hair than his squadmates (admittedly, not hard). He's also a vicious, strutting, trash-talking sadist who can and will demolish solid rock with a single punch.
* Subverted by Johan Liebert, the titular ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''. {{spoiler|Yes, he crossdresses, but it's pretty much because he sees himself and the sister he's dressing as as essentially the same person, with no definition between them. And he's too damaged and empty to even qualify as [[Asexual]] in the healthy orientation sense, let alone gay.}}
* Suzu from the ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'' manga becomes this, after going [[Ax Crazy|mad]]. He starts wearing nail polish and makeup, has the best fashion sense of all the characters, has flamboyant mannerisms and prissyness, [[Giggling Villain|giggles creepily]], and has an extremely [[Bishonen|effeminate appearance]]. Oh, and he has a great fondness for [[Right-Hand-Cat|exotic cats]]. Funnily enough, this example definitely gives off a lot of [[Unfortunate Implications]], considering that he is shown to have been a good person before he became [[Depraved Homosexual|gay]] (and therefore [[Ax Crazy]]).
** But consider that Suzu already shown he had more than disciple worship feelings toward his master beforehand {{spoiler|and that he went crazy because his beloved master was killed and he was a sex slave to some old, dirty man afterwards}}.
* Creed from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]''. Good god, this trope ''is'' Creed (coupled with him being [[Ambiguously Gay]]). He has the flamboyant mannerisms, gives [[Hannibal Lecture]] speeches (mostly to Train, whom he wants to [[We Can Rule Together|rule the world with]]), Is [[Wicked Cultured]] in contrast to [[Men Are Uncultured|Train]], has the most [[Fashion Victim Villain|laughable fashion sense of all the men in the series]], and is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]. Granted, [[The Protagonist|Train]] is actually shown to be more petite and have a smaller body build than his, but that is attributed as Train being more boy-ish.
** There is nothing ambiguous about Creed's gayness.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'''s Zoicite. The DiC dub [[She's a Man In Japan|turned him into a girl]] to satisfy the [[Moral Guardians]].
** How about [[Villainous Crossdresser|Fish Eye]]? Oh right, [[She's a Man In Japan|same reason]].
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* [[Dragon Ball|Frieza.]] A petite, painstakingly polite alien with a color scheme of pink, purple, and white who happens to be [[Ax Crazy|the most evil villain in the Dragon Ball mythos.]] Not to mention how he is voiced by a woman with a raspy old lady voice in the English dub and complains about not wanting to break his nails during his fight with Goku.
** Zarbon until he changes into his [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|final form]]. Particularly in the redub with his voice, which sounds like a cross between King Cold and Caroni.
*** The ''[[Team Four Star]]'' [[Abridged Series]] averted the Sissy Villain trope for Frieza. It was kept in for Zarbon, who is now a Sissy Villain - {{spoiler|but it was subverted in episode 17 when it was revealed that Zarbon is in fact [[Camp Straight|straight]], and is shocked to find out that everyone around him thinks he's gay.}}
* [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|Ginias Sahalin]] fits this trope to a tee. Ascots? Check. Fruity wardrobe in general? Check. Sexual ambiguity? Check (he's one of the series' only characters who doesn't have at least implied heterosexual preferences). [[Show Hayami|A seiyuu known for voicing numerous well-known BL characters]]? Check.
* Grell Sutcliff from ''[[Black Butler]]'' is a flamboyant [[Shinigami]] who is characterized with shark teeth, long red hair, and a chainsaw. He often refers to himself as a female, wears a red woman's coat, and is very open about his blatant infatuation with his enemy Sebastian. Sometimes he even crossdresses.
** [[Villain Protagonist|Alois Trancy]] in the second season.
* Jakotsu the second in command of the Band of Seven from ''[[Inuyasha]]'' is extremely effeminate, looks, talks, acts, and dresses like a woman, is obsessed with fashion, hates women, and is very openly gay, but he is also a dangerous psychopath with a [[Whip Sword|very cool sword]].
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** It seems to be less about sexuality and more about being free from his existence as Chouno. Chouno was average, understated, overlooked; Papillon is anything but.
* Kano in ''[[Texhnolyze]]'' is effeminate and physically unimpressive, as well as a schitzophrenic soplisist [[Incest Is Relative|produced from generations of selective inbreeding.]]
* Lussuria from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]''. He's blatantly [[Hard Gay]], has a lot of colorful feathers on his outfit, in the anime his voice is very feminine sounding, and he's also rather flamboyant with his mannerisms. During his fight with Ryohei he also goes into fanboy mode once Ryohei takes off his shirt and he decides he wants to [[I'm Taking Her Home with Me|take Ryohei home with him]] and make him a part of his 'collection'.
** Mukuro was this before his ambiguous [[Heel Face Turn]]. The guy picked Kokuyou Junior High because of ''how stylish the uniforms were''. His sexuality is quite ambiguous as well, considering how much [[Foe Yay]] he has with Hibari and Tsuna in particular. His plans of taking over Tsuna's body so he could get revenge on the mafia also carried some questionable subtext, what with all his talk of "wanting Tsuna's body", telling Tsuna to "give me your body", and that "with my technique you will soon be mine."
** Byakuran seems to have traces of this. He wears a bondage outfit in chapter 274 and the following chapters, with zippers all the way up his legs, and gains sparkling wings.
** There's also Kikyo with his [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]] appearance, long blue hair, tendency to walk around with his shirt open, and what appears to be blue eye shadow.
* Prince Eccentro from ''[[Mon Colle Knights]]'' fits the trope perfectly. His Japanese counterpart, Count Collection, actually is gay.
* Rolan and the Phantom from ''[[MAR]]''.
* ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' has Neferpitou, a male cat-humanoid chimera ant with a very feminine appearance and mannerisms.
** Also, [[Monster Clown|Hisoka]] to an extent.
* ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]'': Ashtaroth.
* [[Mad Scientist|Szayel]] [[Complete Monster|Aporro]] [[Nightmare Fuel|Granz]] from ''[[Bleach]]''. He has [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|effeminate looks]], [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|shoulder-length pink hair]], is extremely flamboyant, and tends to make lewd, disturbing comments about his opponents. He also thinks of himself as an actor, especially when toying with/torturing his victims. During his first fight with Renji and Ishida, his clothes get damaged, leaving him shirtless - he stops the fight to go change clothes, saying that he'd be "too embarrassed" to continue fighting in such a state.
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** Charlotte Cuulhorne, who has flowing purple hair and whose outfit resembles a tutu.
** ''[[Big Bad|Aizen]]'' of all people has gone this route. If his [[Fan Nickname|Gagafication]] and insta-mullet weren't already goofy enough, his [[One-Winged Angel]] form seems to be a [[Winged Humanoid|six-winged]] ''[[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth|butterfly]]''. [[Fashion Victim Villain|In a dress]]. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Many fans]] [[Base Breaker|were]] [[Base Breaker|not]] [[Base Breaker|amused]].
** [[Filler Villain]] Muramasa to an extent.
* Both Arthur and Shalott of ''[[Air Gear]]''. Arthur is a masochist who pelvic thrusts against his male opponent Agito and nibbles on his ear while fighting him. He also has flamboyant mannerisms, speaks in a polite manner, and frequently releases heart marks whenever he's reveling in the feeling of pain. Shalott is a loli who wears a frilly looking dress and [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|drops a bridget]] on Agito, revealing that he's actually a girly-looking guy who is in a BDSM type relationship with Arthur. The end of chapter 279 has him pin Agito to the ground and straddle him, saying after he tortures him then Agito can "lick it" if he wants.
* Two ''[[Speed Grapher]]'' villains qualify. Shirogane, the [[Rubber Man]] euphoric, is a very arrogant and somewhat campy ballet instructor who in his transformed state, runs around in what looks like a gimp suit. More sympathetically is Tsujido, the leader of the [[Terrible Trio]], who wears what looks like a woman's leotard and shows some cleavage.
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* Escargon from ''[[Kirby of the Stars]]''. His [[Ho Yay]] with Dedede is a running gag.
* Ukiyo of ''[[Samurai 7]]'' is a mincing fop who either always wears make-up, or for some reason, has that as his natural skin tone. However, he's a [[Camp Straight]] version- the fact that he's often with his [[Paid Harem]] marks him as pretty clearly heterosexual (and some of the mincing is just an act anyway). There's also Hyogo, an elite mook, who has an androgynous appearance and wears lipstick and what seems like [[Villainous Crossdresser|women's clothing]].
* Jaibo and to some extent Raizou from ''[[Litchi Hikari Club]]''. Both are overtly gay with girlish looks and clearly crazy but Jaibo takes it to a whole new level of sadism. {{spoiler|From disembowling teachers to planning to kill virtually everyone so that Zera will be his forever there is nothing Jaibo will not do}}.
* Rosiel from ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] angel with full, luscious lips and long eyelashes. He often dresses effeminately and loves to be called "beautiful" more than anything else. He is also in a questionable relationship with his loyal right-hand man, Katan.
* Yuda from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. While his large harem seems to imply he's staight, he's nonetheless obsessed with his own physical perfection, to the point of being worried about scars in battle. This makes him look even more cowardly and twisted. In one of the most "manly" anime series, to the point of sometimes showing lots of [[Unfortunate Implications]], the master of [[Fantastic Fighting Style|Red Crane Nanto]] is obviously depicted as everything a [[Badass Hero|proud]] warrior should not be. Moreover he weirdly shows his "admiration" for Rei and uses a very heavy make-up,but he's still a fighter, so he's quite muscular, as anyone there besides casual oppressed peasants/children.
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* The galactic emperor from an in-universe [[Fan Fiction]] (read by [[Empowered]]) who forces Major Havoc and Syndablokk to have sex together.
* Yellow Bastard from ''[[Sin City]]'' was a [[Spoiled Brat]] combined with [[Complete Monster]] with a dose of [[Dirty Coward]].
* The Marvel version of [[The Mighty Thor|Loki]] is a somewhat deconstruction of this. He actually became villainous ''because'' he was too ''sissy'' for Asgardian standards. Being a scrawny human sized ice giant living in a land that ranks brute force and power above intellect and magic, with a brother who is the personification of the former is basically his [[Freudian Excuse]].
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* Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg from ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' had some of these traits, specifically the delicacy and high fashion. Remember his perfectly appointed office? [[The Hero|Dallas]], on the other hand, is an ex-soldier played by [[Macho Macho Man|Bruce Willis]].
* Dr. Terwilliker in ''[[The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T]]''. Even though he's intent on marrying Bartholomew's mother, you can clearly see he's very swishy. Especially during the ''fabulous'' dress-up song.
* Subverted by Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt in ''[[Watchmen]]''. The screenwriter and director were convinced he was gay, the actor who played him suggested he was probably at least bisexual in an interview, and there's an [[Easter Egg]] in a shot of his computer desktop that may or may not have a gay [[Porn Stash]]. He's also extremely well-dressed, to the point of garishness in some scenes, and has a ''fabulous'' androgynous haircut bordering on [[Power Hair]]. He's also a ruthlessly efficient martial artist, a hard-nosed businessman, and has terse, rather dry and dour speech patterns and body language. He might not be quite [[
* ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera|Repo the Genetic Opera]]'' has Parvi Largo as a minor villain. He is foppish, flamboyant and painfully vain; he dresses in replica vintage Italian suits, and speaks with an outrageous Italian accent for no good reason. Of course, he's also a serial rapist who wears the face of a beautiful woman over his own.
* Park Chang-yi in ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]''.
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* Valentine Wolfe, evil space aristocrat junkie extraordinaire, from the [[Deathstalker (novel)|Deathstalker]] books. He's more outrageously decadent than feminine, but he does wear makeup and have a rather [[Camp]] way of expressing himself at times.
* The [[Eunuchs Are Evil|eunuch]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Lord]] [[Evil Chancellor|Varys]] from [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] looks like this trope to a T - wears fancy clothes and perfume, and [[Giggling Villain|giggles constantly]]. {{spoiler|And then subverts this trope to hell and back, being a [[Master of Disguise]] and a [[Master Actor]], playing up the "sissy" aspect because that's what people expect to see - behind the perfume and giggles he's a [[Determinator]] who isn't afraid to [[What the Hell, Hero?|get all up]] [[Hannibal Lecture|in the hero's grill]]. Possibly the top [[Chessmaster]] in a series notorious for its [[Gambit Pileup]]. ''Damn.''}}
* Lord Pumphrey, a.k.a "Pumps" in [[Sharpe]]. Variously known as "the molly," "that woman," and believed to have [[Foe Yay|a crush on the hero.]] He is also one of the most effective [[Manipulative Bastards]] in the series, even mocking Sharpe to his face when confronted. He is, thus far, a well-earned [[Karma Houdini]].
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* Jim {{spoiler|Moriarty}} from ''[[Sherlock]]''. He's dressed to the nines and can be outright flaming, although he says he's {{spoiler|only playing gay}}.
* Goodness gracious, Terry Karrens from ''[[Dollhouse]]'' is rather effeminate for someone with one hell of an [[Oedipus Complex]].
* Ratallack of ''[[The Shadow Line]]''. He's an [[Camp Gay|extremely camp]] [[Gaynster]] who's ruthless enough that he'll {{spoiler|order the death of his own boyfriend to improve his position.}}
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* Adrian Adonis' gimmick went from tough biker to flamboyant, effeminate gay. Actually, flamboyant is an understatement.
* Subversions: Big Dick Johnson is kind of a sissy, but he's never portrayed as villainous; Goldust is pretty effeminate, but he's definitely ''not'' a sissy.
* [[Wrestling Doesn't Pay|"The Model"]] [[The Fighting Narcissist|Rick Martel]]
* "Dashing" [[Cody Rhodes]], before he [[Took a Level In Badass]]. He gave grooming tips and his [[Berserk Button]] was [[Not in the Face|being hit in the face.]]
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== Video Games ==
* [[Psycho for Hire|Vega]] from ''[[Street Fighter]]''. He's obsessed with beauty, practically dances around the screen, and seems to particularly enjoy killing pretty girls. Most adaptations make this last a twisted attraction rather than rivalry, so he's most likely [[Camp Straight]], but still...definitely [[The Fighting Narcissist|sissy]], definitely evil.
** This is emphasized in his fight against Chun-Li in the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' animé. He has the upper hand, yes, but she kicks him in the ''face'' like, once, and he starts crying and blubbing "My face!" in rage and starts getting sloppy.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion|GOOD GOD]], [[Final Fantasy IX|KUJA]]. So much so he's the page image on [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]! Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in ''[[Dissidia]]'', where his main form of offense is ''slapping people in the face with giant balls.''
** [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]] may seem like one of these at first, but it soon becomes apparent that he is [[Monster Clown|much,]] [[Omnicidal Maniac|much,]] [[Complete Monster|MUCH]] worse.
** From ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' {{spoiler|[[Aristocrats Are Evil|Kam'lanaut]] is more than just a little fey and more than just a little evil.}}
** The omnipresence of this trope led to people speculating that [[Camp Gay|Mayakov]] from ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]: Wings of the Goddess'' was going to turn out to be working with the villains. In the end, {{spoiler|[[Averted Trope|he wasn't]]!}}
* Genesis from ''[[Crisis Core]]''. Flamboyant hand gestures? Check. Campy [[Bishounen]] appearance? Check. [[Most Annoying Sound|Endless recital of pretentious poetry]]? ''Oh yeah''.
* And then the lovely people over at Square gave us ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', and the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', Marluxia. This is a [[Bishonen|MAN]] (better get that straight right away) who's looks would put [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Sephiroth]] to shame. He has long, [[Hair Colours|pink hair]], his [[Weapon of Choice]] is a Pink [[Sinister Scythe]], and his unique villainous ability is [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|FLOWERS]]. [[Cherry Blossoms]] none the less... (The manga took this power one step further and had Marluxia scatter sakura petals with every move he made.) That of course, in Japanese mythology, cherry blossoms represents death, and in western mythology the scythe is the signature tool of the [[Grim Reaper]], so it might not be so strange that Marluxia, despite all the aforementioned sissyness, still manages to retain most of his manliness.
** [[Word of God]] is that Marluxia really ''was'' originally going to be a woman, but seeing as how he and [[The Smurfette Principle|Larxene]] {{spoiler|were planning to betray the rest of Organization XIII}}, they felt that there would be [[Unfortunate Implications]] if both characters were female while the rest of the Organization was male.
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* [[Depraved Homosexual|Isaac]] from ''[[Castlevania]]: Curse of Darkness'', who wears an extremely skimply outfit, acts incredibly effeminate and alternates between flirting with the main characters and [[Psycho for Hire|gleefully attempting to gruesomely murder them]].
* Valtome from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Radiant Dawn'', anyone? Or is he just androgynous and prone to creepy giggles?
** No, he's a [[Memetic Molester]]. Have you ''seen'' his reactions to [[Colonel Badass|Zelgius]]?
* The [[Big Bad]] from ''[[No One Lives Forever]] 2''. Although like the many outrageous stereotypes, he is [[Played for Laughs]].
* General Lionwhyte from ''[[Brütal Legend|Brutal Legend]]''. His hair is so fabulous, he can actually use it to fly!
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* Emperor Dondora, the [[Big Bad]] of ''Holy Umbrella'' definitely qualifies. The fact that the eyes of his chest mouth resemble breasts only leads to further [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]. Incidentally {{spoiler|during the short time he's in your party, his attacks are [[Real Men Wear Pink|ridiculously powerful.]]}}
* The Marquis du Singe from ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', a fey and foppish [[Mad Scientist]] with an outrageous French accent.
* Toyed with a bit in ''[[Vagrant Story]]''. Sydney seems like a pretty standard twinky Squaresoft villain at first, questionable outfit and everything. It turns out {{spoiler|he's not a villain. And he's really, really badass}}. Though he ''does'' briefly put his hand on Ashley's knee during the Atrium scene.
* Father Balder in ''[[Bayonetta]]''.
* No one has thought to mention Vyers from ''[[Disgaea]]'' yet? A narcissistic, aristocratic demon with a flamboyant attitude and a french accent. True, none of the rest of the cast take him seriously, but he is at least a Midboss.
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* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'''s [[The Caligula|King Croacus IV]] is a gigantic, sentient rose wearing makeup, and constantly talks about "beauuuuuuuty!" and has some sort of [[Verbal Tic]] about saying "oooooooo-weeeeeee-oooooooo!" He's also responsible for kidnapping a race of cavemen and enslaving them to work in his mines, digging up more jewels to add to his palace. {{spoiler|He was actually driven insane after drinking water polluted by said cavemen in an [[Anvilicious]] [[Green Aesop]]. Still, being driven crazy for some reason makes everything justifiable.}}
* Cecile Newcastle in ''Winback''.
* Lord Ghirahim from [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]. His heart is full of rainbows! Also, he wears skintight clothing that only barely censors his nipples, he seems to be wearing white lipstick, and he enjoys approaching Link in molestacular poses. However, he has serious [[Mood Swinger]] tendencies, he's a demon (lord) with a blade, and the overall effect is less "sissy" and more "completely balls-out bonkers."
* Sergei from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]''. Effeminate looking, crazy, constantly relaying about the beauty of things, dresses like a drag queen, and has [[Steve Blum]] doing his best evil [[Gurren Lagann|Leeron]] voice.
* Yoshiaki and Sorin in ''[[Sengoku Basara]].''
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* Stewie Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]'', especially in the earlier seasons. Not surprising, since he's a largely a [[Parody]] of various villain tropes.
* [[Satan]] is done this way so often it's now [[Flaming Devil|a trope of its own]].
** Him from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.
** The Red Guy from ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''. They're almost identical: swishy gay depictions of Satan. They met once in a commercial to hit on [[Johnny Bravo]] and plan to take over [[Cartoon Network]].
** The Robot Devil from ''[[Futurama]]''.
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* Ard (in the "Den" vignette of ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]'': (singsong voice) "No-orl!"
* From ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'': Skeletor. Dude sounds like [[Camp Gay|Paul Lynde,]] I'm just sayin'.
* Starscream of ''[[Transformers]]'' moves up and down a Sliding Scale of Girlishness and Childishness depending on the series and translation, but is consistently <s> feminine</s> bitchy. [[She's a Man In Japan|Some have mistakenly made him a girl]], [[Transformers Animated|some]] [[Opposite Sex Clone|have given him a female clone]], some have made him an outright giggling fool and some have even made him a somewhat serious air commander... with a childish attitude and a girlfriend to complain to about how his lord and master mistreats him. Expect every incarnation to be a narrow-waisted, whiny, flighty asshole prone to [[The Starscream|backstabbing]] his lord and master for insults and ambition.
** Except ''[[Transformers Energon]]'', but he was brainwashed so that doesn't count.
*** His movie counterpart is just a bit cowardly and rather Badass, just look at his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in the first movie, when he takes out the others F-22.
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* Cobra Commander of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', often described as a "faceless effeminate screechy man." Where other villains go into rages, Cobra Commander throws ''hissy fits''.
** Hell, his threat level seems to be based on how deep his voice is.
** It should be noted that the original Cobra Commander and the original Starscream were voiced by the same actor, Chris Latta. CC and Screamer obviously partnered in ''[[G.I. Joe]]/[[Transformers]]'' crossovers, comic and cartoon. Chris Latta himself was a bit bitchy and ended up being fired for all the trouble he caused the studio.
* [[Complete Monster|The]] [[Wicked Weasel|Creeper]] from ''[[Animalia]]''. It's that super-lispy voice of his.
* Subverted in ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'' where there is a fey British scientist, who runs a place called herp haven that seems to want to do in the iguanana Lizz and prances around a bit. {{spoiler|However, it turns out he's basically a good guy who runs a habitat for reptiles and was just trying to adjust Lizz's habitat.}}
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